King Charles visits Germany on first trip abroad
Britain’s King Charles III has travelled to Germany for his first state visit abroad. The three-day trip will feature an address before the German parliament and a meeting with Ukrainian refugees. Charles, who is travelling with his wife, Camilla, the queen consort, will be received with a 21-gun salute at Berlin’s airport on Wednesday afternoon, […]
Benue Governor-elect receives Certificate of Return
Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia, the Benue Governor-elect on Wednesday received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), promising to live up to the expectations of the people. He said, “We will not take this trust of yours for granted. We remain indebted to all who made this day possible. We will […]
Makinde, Assembly members-elect get Certificates of Return
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State on Wednesday issued Certificate of Return to Gov. Seyi Makinde, as the winner of the governorship election held on March 18. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the event held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, where the presentation of Certificates of […]
Bauchi Assembly: PDP wins 22 seats, APC 8, NNPP 1
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won majority seats of 22 out of the 31 Bauchi State House of Assembly seats in the March 18 Governorship and State Assembly elections. This is contained in the list released by Mr Aliyu Shaba, the Deputy Director Voter Education, of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bauchi, on […]
Osinbajo celebrates Tinubu at 71
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu on his 71st birthday. The vice president conveyed his felicitations in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday in Abuja. He prayed God to grant the president-elect more wisdom and strength in the years to come. He said, “Dolly and I rejoice with you, the […]
Tinubu will build a new Nigeria, says Olaosebikan
The former Chairman of Oluyole Local Area in Oyo Stgate, Mr Kehinde Olaosebikan, has assured that the President-elect Bola Tinubu will build a new Nigeria that all will be proud of. He gave the assurance in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan while congratulating Tinubu on the occasion of his 71st birthday. Olaosebikan, who is […]
Court stops police from arresting Ihedioha, Irona, others
The High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the police from inviting and arresting the House of Reps member-elect, Ideato Federal Constituency, Ikenga Ugochinyere; former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha and former Deputy governor, Gerald Irona. The court in a ruling delivered by Justice A.S. Adepoju set aside the police invitation letter dated March […]
Labour Party cuts gov nomination fees from N25m to 15m
The Labour Party has announced that the cost of nomination and expression of interest forms for its governorship aspirants interested in contesting the off-season elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states has been pegged at N15 million. The cost of the forms, which was formally N25 million was slashed to N15 million to allow […]
RELIGIOUS MUMU
By Toyin Falola “I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” – Galileo Galilei Religion remains a much-debated issue, especially in Africa. It is one of the determining factors of our identity. It determines who we […]
Why Nigeria is still poor, by King Dakolo
By Olayinka Oyegbile, Editor. The Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Bayelsa State, His Royal Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo Agada IV, has said that Nigeria has continued to remain poor and held down because there are some “average persons who have been moving the country among themselves,” thus not allowing it to grow and attain its […]
